BAT VK D5SE vs WADIA 861

is the wadia are a better cd player?
if you know a better cd player then them i will happy
to listen.
(naim cds2,linn,levinson..........)

roy21ed04-05-2001 5:52pm

leafs Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 414 posts 04-06-2001 at 11:32pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete The BAT is far better than the waida.Tube output stage beats all solid state design everytime.
ucmgr Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 160 posts 04-07-2001 at 12:09am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I owned a wadia 23 and sold it to buy a bat vk d5. i found the bat unit too laid back for my taste. i then purchased a wadia 850, which i love. it's presentation is more forward and more lively. i've not heard the vkd5se nor the 861, but based on my experience with each company's other players, i don't see how you could go wrong with a wadia! if you decided that you didn't like it, i think the wadia would sell much quicker, too..
jla Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 231 posts 04-07-2001 at 05:21am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I have owned both the Wadia 850 and currently a Wadia 860x and have heard the BAT gear which is great, but when it comes to a cd player the Wadia is the way to go. I can't imagine you would be disapointed w/ a Wadia, especially an 861. Listen for yourself and you be the judge...good luck.